Is Pizza Good Or Bad For You?

It may be the oldest question known to man-kind and there are many different opinions if you scour the web.  Is eating pizza bad or good for your health?  If you eat pizza more than once or twice a week, then this question might make you nervous, if you do not eat pizza more than once a week, then you are probably with the group that eats everything in moderation and thus are probably safe.  Fortunately, for pizza lovers, the answer is not as bad as you may have thought and depends largely on the quality of the ingredients used to make the pizza itself. 

Pizza has been being made for centuries and although many disagree on the origin of this delicious food, the basic ingredients used to make a basic cheese pizza have remained the same, Dough, Sauce and cheese, but that is where the story becomes a little cloudy.

Here in the Northeastern part of the United States, the competition among pizzerias can be particularly intense, creating an atmosphere where the common pizzeria will follow short cuts to be more competitive with their pricing.  In these situations, they often rely on inferior products to make their pizza and thus, create an inferior pizza that can be dangerous for consumption in large quantities over a long period of time. 

Let’s take the cheese used on pizza for instance.  It has been found after some study that some of the least expensive cheeses on the market today contain fillers that assist in the length of time cheese can be kept without going bad.  This is good for the pizzerias because they can buy in quantity and thus, get that better pricing and do not have to worry about their cheese going bad over a long period.  This approach is especially bad for consumers as some of the fillers and preservatives in the cheese can be harmful to one’s health.  One of the ingredients in inferior pizza cheese has been a chemical known as Polydimethylsiloxane, a substance that is sprayed on cheese to aid in keeping it fresh longer.  What is this chemical?  It is more widely known as silicone and many inferior cheese products use this substance in their manufacturing and obviously, it is not good for human consumption.  It is chemicals like this that make eating pizza a hazard for children and adults alike and should be avoided at all costs.

The good news is that you can ask which ingredients and which kinds of cheese your pizzeria uses in the making of your pizza.  There are some companies that are absolutely known for producing the best and healthiest cheeses on the market today.  Grande Cheese is one of the leaders in the industry for delivering the freshest and safest quality cheeses and ingredients to the pizzeria market.  They do NOT use fillers or spray preservatives on their cheeses.  Their cheese does not stay good for as long a period as the inferior cheeses, but their cheese’s health threats are nowhere near as serious as the inferior brands. 

So, in summary, the best way to ensure that you are eating the freshest and safest pizza is to ask your pizzeria what kinds of ingredients that they are using to make your cheese pizza.  Do your research to find out what ingredients are in that cheese and you will be well on your way to keeping your family as safe as possible when consuming food from the local pizzeria.  How healthy the pizza you eat is in direct proportion to the ingredients used to make it!

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